I read a fascinating article in Cycling Weekly about Tommy Godwin, who cycled over 75,000 miles in a year (average more than 200 miles a day). This was in 1939!
Anyone fancy trying to break it?
Anyone fancy trying to break it?
I think I might just do 75,000 in two life-times.....Interesting quote in the Wikipedia article "In May 1940 after 500 days' riding he secured the 100,000-mile (160,000 km) record as well. Godwin dismounted and spent weeks learning how to walk before going to war in the RAF"....learning to walk - ho hum
Seriously! I looked up that guy an article I read said that his bike weighed more then 30 pounds! INSANE!!I wonder what he could have done on a lightweight Carbon fibre or Titanium bike with modern lights tyres etc.
Pretty impressive mileage though, eh! He couldn't have had any kind of life for a whole year, other than ride and sleep ...Sorry, I really should use the search function more.
I read a fascinating article in Cycling Weekly about Tommy Godwin, who cycled over 75,000 miles in a year (average more than 200 miles a day). This was in 1939!
Anyone fancy trying to break it?